‘There’s no use of displaying Sanghis being attacked,’ Asianet News journalist’s remarks present the final consensus amongst liberal journalists

Malayalam information channel Asianet News has landed within the soup but once more – this time attributable to one among its senior journalists calling all Bengalis ‘Pakistanis’ and saying that a number of ‘Sanghis’ getting thrashed and killed in West Bengal was not newsworthy. P R Praveena, reportedly the daughter of senior Kerala Congress chief P Ramani has been caught spreading vitriol towards Bengalis and BJP supporters. The recording was obtained by a viewer, who had dialled Asianet News to investigate as to why the mass violence and focused killings of BJP employees by TMC goons was not being extensively lined by the information channel.The journalist was heard as saying, “We are not covering Bengal deliberately. Covid is the only thing that we are up against. Our relatives, our friends, our neighbours are dying because of Covid and we do not have even enough space to bury people. There is no use showing some Sanghis in Bengal being attacked.” The viewer then requested if Bengalis should not Indians. “No, no, they are from Pakistan,” the journalist shot again saying.Posting the voice clip, as obtained. It’s in Malayalam. pic.twitter.com/Cx3lqJmYLt— Padma Pillai (@lotophagus) May 7, 2021Asianet News has since apologised for one among its senior staff’ remarks towards Bengalis and BJP supporters. The information outlet stated that such inappropriate conduct on a part of their worker was not acceptable. The channel has additionally stated that they’ve taken acceptable motion over the matter.അറിയിപ്പ്: pic.twitter.com/HZiqjD4stW— Asianet News (@AsianetNewsML) May 7, 2021As it seems, BJP Rajya Sabha MP and the occasion’s nationwide spokesperson Rajeev Chandrasekhar is the Chairman of Jupiter Entertainment Ventures which holds the best stake in Asianet News. That such distasteful remarks have been made towards BJP supporters on such a channel has certainly shocked many.The remarks by the Asianet News journalist have uncovered the inside sentiments of liberals towards BJP supporters. According to liberals, the struggling of the individuals of West Bengal is hardly newsworthy content material. It is vital to notice that a number of liberal ideologues have remained detached in direction of the mass violence and extremism being perpetrated on the streets of Bengal by the goons of 1 explicit occasion.Multiple BJP employees and supporters have fled the state of West Bengal for Assam. Over 450 persons are being supplied refuge in Assam’s Dhubri. They concern persecution of their dwelling state, and visuals of mass violence in West Bengal has solely exacerbated their fears. The BJP has claimed that the numbers of individuals fleeing Bengal out of concern of the TMC are within the hundreds.